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When Admiral Yamamoto was shot down Japan didn’t suspect their radio codes were compromised. Here’s why.

Aviation History / Military Aviation

When Admiral Yamamoto was shot down Japan didn’t suspect their radio codes were compromised. Here’s why.

Dario Leone

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Here’s why Clive Robertson “Killer” Caldwell, the “Top Gun from Down Under,” is the most Australian thing ever

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Here’s why Clive Robertson “Killer” Caldwell, the “Top Gun from Down Under,” is the most Australian thing ever

Dario Leone

Did you know the "Memphis Belle" was almost called "Little One"? The story of how B-17 Army 41-24485 got her legendary name

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds

Did you know the “Memphis Belle” was almost called “Little One”? The story of how B-17 Army 41-24485 got her legendary name

Dario Leone

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Former C-87 pilot remembers the disastrous beginning of B-29 operations against Japan

Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Former C-87 pilot remembers the disastrous beginning of B-29 operations against Japan

Dario Leone

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Here’s why an Imperial Japanese fighter pilot’s first encounter with the F6F Hellcat was usually his last

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Here’s why an Imperial Japanese fighter pilot’s first encounter with the F6F Hellcat was usually his last

Dario Leone

The incredible story of the “Piggyback Flight,” the incident where a B-17 collided with another B-17 and became hooked together

Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The incredible story of the “Piggyback Flight,” the incident where a B-17 collided with another B-17 and became hooked together

Dario Leone

Luftwaffe Dornier Do 217 bombers sank the Italian battleship Roma by means of the Fritz X, the first ever precision-guided bomb deployed in combat

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Luftwaffe Dornier Do 217 bombers sank the Italian battleship Roma by means of the Fritz X, the first ever precision-guided bomb deployed in combat

Dario Leone

The story of the T-12 Cloudmaker, the 44,000 lb earthquake bomb carried by the B-36 Peacemaker

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Weapons

The story of the T-12 Cloudmaker, the 44,000 lb earthquake bomb carried by the B-36 Peacemaker

Dario Leone

Memphis Belle

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Memphis Belle pilot tells the story of the B-17 Flying Fortress raid on the Focke-Wulf plant at Bremen (featured in Memphis Belle movie)

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The dogfight that proved the Dutch Fokker G.1 fighter was a serious threat for Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 109

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The dogfight that proved the Dutch Fokker G.1 fighter was a serious threat for Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 109

Dario Leone

US Navy’s leading ace and top F6F Hellcat ace David McCampbell explains how he was able to shoot down six D4Y Judy dive bombers in a single sortie during the ‘Great Marianas Turkey Shoot’

Aviation Humor / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy

US Navy’s leading ace and top F6F Hellcat ace David McCampbell explains how he was able to shoot down six D4Y Judy dive bombers in a single sortie during the ‘Great Marianas Turkey Shoot’

Dario Leone

Remembering the Washington bomber: why RAF never liked the iconic Boeing B-29 Superfortress

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Remembering the Washington bomber: why RAF never liked the iconic Boeing B-29 Superfortress

Dario Leone

The King of Lampedusa: The day 4,300 Italian Soldiers surrendered to a RAF Swordfish pilot

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The King of Lampedusa: The day 4,300 Italian Soldiers surrendered to a RAF Swordfish pilot

Dario Leone

Spitfire Vs P-51 Mustang: which was the better Merlin-engined fighter?

Military Aviation / Warbirds

Spitfire Vs P-51 Mustang: which was the better Merlin-engined fighter?

Dario Leone

During WWII Axis pilots tested captured Allied aircraft: they deemed the Spitfire a miserable fighter, the LaGG–3 poorly maneuverable and the P-51 disconcerting

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds

During WWII Axis pilots tested captured Allied aircraft: they deemed the Spitfire a miserable fighter, the LaGG–3 poorly maneuverable and the P-51 disconcerting

Dario Leone

The story of Koga’s Zero, the captured A6M that helped the F6F Hellcat become the most effective carrier fighter of World War II

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds

The story of Koga’s Zero, the captured A6M that helped the F6F Hellcat become the most effective carrier fighter of World War II

Dario Leone

Here’s why the Lippisch P.13a Mach 2.6 experimental ramjet-powered delta wing interceptor designed by Luftwaffe during WWII is the weirdest aircraft ever conceived

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Here’s why the Lippisch P.13a Mach 2.6 experimental ramjet-powered delta wing interceptor designed by Luftwaffe during WWII is the weirdest aircraft ever conceived

Dario Leone

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